Tiling



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w.c. MAGRUDER l TILING Filed Decf. 7. 1927 M/vfcjcf l v I INVENTO v y 'y Patented July 10, 1928.

uNiTED STATES WILLETT C. MAGBUDER, F LOUISVILLE, KZNTUCKY.

TILIN G.

Application Bled December 7, 1927, Serial No. 238,301.

This invention relates generally toL a means of permanently disposing oflsuch small articles as used satety razor blades and specifically' to an improved tile adapted to be inserted in the wall of a bathroom.

It is Well known that the accumulation of used safety razor blades around a bathroom is more or less of a nuisance. These blades have no use whatever' and if left around may drop oir the floor and cause accidents. Also when they are left within the reach of children they are a source of danl ger and they are in all events an unsightly nuisance.

According to my invention I provide a slot in the wall of the bathroom opening into the wall and downwardly into the vacant space between the studs. This space is entirely inaccessible and out of sight. The slot is placed in a part of the wall conveniently reached by a person standing at the wash basin.

The invention will be more clearly understood upon reference to the accompanying Y drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of tile constructed according to my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan View of the tile shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional elevation of a portion of a wall, showing the arrangement with respectthereto of the tile shown in Figures 1 and 2.

In Figure 3 the reference numeral 1 indi Cates the tile facing of a wall, the tile being.

held in position conventionally by mortar Q. The wall is supported by the usual studs 3, leaving a space 4 between the back of the mortar or mortar support and the other side 5 of the wall. This space is entirely enclosed and inaccessible, and is well suited to the purpose of disposing of old safety razor blades, the presence of which is ordinarily an inconvenience, and which is actually a source of danger where children are around. An opening or door might be provided near the lower part of the wall space 3, but the old blades have practically no value, and the space is suiicient to store the accumulation of blades for many years, so that I prefer to provide no opening other than onel through theftile wall just `large enough to conveniently insert the blades.

In theiface of the wall, referring to F igures 1 to 3, I insert a tile 6, having an open ing 7 therethrough. y This tile is of the same general shape and size as the other tiles used in the wall, and these of course may be made in any of the usual sizes orshapes.

Inasmuch as` the opening -must extend through not only the thickness of the tile,

but also through the supporting mortar and the usiial expanded metal or other mort-ar,` support, I provide an extension 8 on` the back of the tile of sucient lengtlito extend clear into the space in the wall, afnd vini this modificationv a little further on ythe upper side of the extension. The opening is of courseloca'ted in this extension. j This supports ,and covers from View the rmortar around the opening 7. With the object of making a neater job, and for manufacturing reasons, I prefer to make the opening substantiallyfat right angles to the face of the` the back of the tile, as shown. Although the opening 7 has a slight taper the central axis of the opening extends substantially at right angles to: the face ofthe tile.

Having described one form of my invention, it is obviously susceptible of many others, and accordinglyI do not wish to be limited in the use of it except as set forth in the following claim.

I claim:

A tile for Walls comprisinga substan- 75 tile, and with a slieht taper or draw toward 

